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[edit] Varg
Warg is not the Swedish word for 'wolf'. Varg is.
I deleted a paragraph and changed the picture caption to make it more clear that Tolkien never explicitly described Wargs. Mithgil 04:49, 21 September 2005 (UTC)
That 'varg' means wolf in Swedish and that 'warg' is the oldfashioned spelling for that word is of course old hat. Just thought I'd note it anyway. As far as I know, no other languages use the word (I believe other Scandinavians use ulv, which is also the original Swe. word. German has wulf.).
- Although "varg" is primarily a Swedish word, it is also found in Norwegian (especially in composite terms) as a somewhat archaic alternative to "ulv". It comes, of course, from Old Norse. Snarkibartfast 05:08, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
warg's appear in the game castlevania as large fire breathing wolves
[edit] Merge
Does there need to be an article on Wargs and one on Warg Riders? Ben j min 19:07, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Could be nothing, but still...
Just thought i'd mention this: in the slovene language (and i suppose in other slavic ones as well), an archaic form of the word "vrag", meaning daemon or devil, is "varg". i'm not a historic linguist, and i only have an slightly above average knowledge of european mythology, so i have no idea if these two words are in any way related. could be, or could be a coincidence. the only thing i know is, i *do* know enough of historic linguistics and mythology to be suspicious of coincidences like this. now, can somebody shed some more light on this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.172.254.113 (talk)
[edit] Wargs were almost certainly not inspired by dire wolves!
Canis dirus was a strictly New World species. Consequently, although there is a possibility it may have survived in folklore of the Native Americans, it would not have been a folk inspiration for Old World cultures.
[edit] Conventional Etymology of Latin Ferox
From ferus 'wild' plus the PIE *h3okW- 'eye' vel sim., as in the Latin diminutive form oculus 'eye'. The ferus part comes from PIE *g'Hwer- 'wild animal'. There is no connection with 'varg'. RichardW57 09:28, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Remove WoW reference
Why is a reference to WoW under pop culture in the article if they aren't called wargs in the game? There's also a picture of a wolf beside it. Just what is this article supposed to be about anyway? Wargs or wolves? Also, I read that Tolkien wargs were in fact more intelligent than the orcs who rode them. Axion22 21:37, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
Worgs in Wow look similar to wolves, but they seem to have tusks. Blacktiger9000 03:07, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Warg.jpg
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BetacommandBot (talk) 03:19, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Fabs Inc.
I've removed the reference to this supposedly popular comic strip because it doesn't appear to be notable. I can't find any reference to Fabs Inc. online, and you don't have to be very popular at all to make an appearance on Google. And in any case, the "wargs" referred to here are not the creatures referred to elsewhere in the article. HonestTom (talk) 00:18, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
